Hunger and Public Action
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Hunger and Public Action is an influential book on famine, food security, and social policy that applies Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach to analyze and combat hunger and deprivation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hunger and Public Action canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hunger and Public Action Context triple: [Jean Drèze, coAuthorOf, Hunger and Public Action]
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A.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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B.
Battle for Grain
The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
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C.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
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D.
Food for Progress
Food for Progress is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that supports agricultural development and trade in developing countries by providing commodities and financial assistance.
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E.
Hunger
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen that portrays the 1981 Irish hunger strike led by Bobby Sands in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hunger and Public Action Target entity description: Hunger and Public Action is an influential book on famine, food security, and social policy that applies Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach to analyze and combat hunger and deprivation.
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A.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
-
B.
Battle for Grain
The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
-
C.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
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D.
Food for Progress
Food for Progress is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that supports agricultural development and trade in developing countries by providing commodities and financial assistance.
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E.
Hunger
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen that portrays the 1981 Irish hunger strike led by Bobby Sands in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic book
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book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
causes of famine
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food subsidies ⓘ nutrition policy ⓘ public works programs ⓘ role of democracy in preventing famine ⓘ role of public distribution systems ⓘ social security programs ⓘ |
| author |
Amartya Sen
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Jean Drèze ⓘ |
| critiques |
food availability decline theories of famine
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purely growth-centered development strategies ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human capabilities rather than only food output
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importance of basic health and education ⓘ importance of democratic institutions for food security ⓘ importance of social safety nets ⓘ role of information and transparency in preventing famine ⓘ |
| examines |
household entitlements to food
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non-market interventions against hunger ⓘ relationship between poverty and hunger ⓘ state responsibility for food security ⓘ |
| field |
development economics
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social welfare ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
India
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developing countries ⓘ public action against hunger ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
debates on food security policy
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design of anti-poverty programs ⓘ scholarship on famine prevention ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Amartya Sen’s earlier work on famines
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capability approach to welfare ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capability approach
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entitlement approach ⓘ famine ⓘ food security ⓘ hunger ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ poverty ⓘ public policy ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| proposes |
policy measures to combat hunger
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public action strategies ⓘ |
| usesTheory |
capability approach
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entitlement theory of famine ⓘ |
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Subject: Hunger and Public Action Description of subject: Hunger and Public Action is an influential book on famine, food security, and social policy that applies Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach to analyze and combat hunger and deprivation.
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